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Herbert L. Plumb papers, 1904-1967
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Plumb, Herbert L., 1889-
- Title
- Herbert L. Plumb papers
- Dates
- 1904-1967 (inclusive)19041967
- Quantity
- 2.46 cubic feet (6 boxes) plus 2 microfilm reels
- Collection Number
- 1480
- Summary
- Forestry and forestry consultant
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Forestry and forestry consultant.
Herbert L. Plumb was born in 1889 in upstate New York. He received BA in 1912 and M.S. in Forestry in 1914, both from the University of Michigan. He cruised timber in Index, Washington in 1912 and began his career with the U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest in 1914. Supervisor of Snoqualmie National Forest 1939-1950. He worked as a private forest consultant thereafter. Plumb managed Sparkeel Tree Farm, Olympia, Washington, 1958-196? and was active in tree farming associations.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Diaries, correspondence, memoranda, client files, timber estimates, newsletters, publications, writings and ephemera.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into 2 accessions.
- Accession No. 1480-004, Herbert L. Plumb papers, 1904-1967
- Accession No. 1480-005, Herbert L. Plumb papers, 1916-1917
Processing Note
The Herbert L. Plumb Papers, accession number 1480-4 were organized and inventoried in December of 1993. They are a merger of several sets of papers, accession no. 1480 given by Mr. Plumb in 1970, and accessions number 1408-2 and 1408-3 given by Mrs. Betsy Piper in December of 1993.
Photos relocated to collection PH0436, Herbert L. Plumb photograph collection. Forests, logging and family scenes are the primary subject matter of this material.
Separated Materials
Material Described Separately:Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 1480-004: Herbert L. Plumb papers, 1904-1967 (bulk 1934-1964)Return to Top
Scope and Content: Diaries 1934-1950, correspondence, memoranda, client files, timber estimates, newsletters, publications, writings and ephemera, concerning Plumb's career as a U.S. Forest Service official until 1950, and subsequent career as a private forest consultant.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Acc. #1480 Herbert L. Plumb, gift, 11/12/70; Acc. #'s1408-2 and 1408-3, Mrs. Betsy Piper, gift, 12/18/73.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Accession | ||
| 1 | 1480-004 | Diaries (U.S. Forest Service) |
1934-1939 |
| 2 | 1480-004 | Diaries (U.S. Forest Service) |
1942-1946 |
| 3 | 1480-004 | Diaries (U.S. Forest Service) |
1946-1949 |
| Box/Folder | |||
| 4/1 | 1480-004 | Biographical Feature |
undated |
| 4/2 | 1480-004 | Reminiscence |
undated |
| 4/3 | 1480-004 | U.S. Forest Service incoming letters |
1937-1952 |
| 4/4-5 | 1480-004 | WWII Incoming Letters - Olympic National Forest and
Others |
approximately 1943 |
| 4/6 | 1480-004 | Miscellaneous incoming letters |
1941-1963 |
| 4/7 | 1480-004 | Outgoing Letters |
1919-1966 |
| 4/8 | 1480-004 | "Proposed Glacier Park Wilderness Area"
writing |
undated |
| 4/9 | 1480-004 | Regarding the Creation of Olympic National Park
writing |
1953 |
| 4/10 | 1480-004 | Miscellaneous speeches and writings |
1938-1940 |
| 4/11-13 | 1480-004 | Speeches and Writings of Others |
undated |
| 4/14 | 1480-004 | Financial Records |
1966-1967 |
| 4/15 | 1480-004 | Personnel File |
approximately 1945 |
| 4/16 | 1480-004 | Client File: Appraisal Associates - Tracts A110 and
110E |
1955 |
| 4/17 | 1480-004 | Client File: Carrothers, Jerry |
1955 |
| 4/18 | 1480-004 | Client File: "Dead Indian Sale" |
approximately 1956 |
| 4/19 | 1480-004 | Client File: Defiance Mill Co./Buffelen Manufacturing
Co. memoranda |
1950-1953 |
| 4/20 | 1480-004 | Client File: Defiance Mill Co./Buffelen Manufacturing
Co. incoming letters |
1949-1952 |
| 4/21 | 1480-004 | Client File: Defiance Mill Co./Buffelen Manufacturing
Co. outgoing letters |
1950-1955 |
| 4/22 | 1480-004 | Client File: Defiance Mill Co./Buffelen Manufacturing
Co. general correspondence (not to or from Plumb) |
1951-1952 |
| 4/23 | 1480-004 | Client File: Defiance Mill Co./Buffelen Manufacturing
Co. appraisals |
undated |
| 4/24 | 1480-004 | Client File: Defiance Mill Co./Buffelen Manufacturing
Co. Avery and M & M Timber Tract (Thomas Creek) Sale |
1950-1956 |
| 4/25 | 1480-004 | Client File: Defiance Mill Co./Buffelen Manufacturing
Co. Cedar River Watershed Sale |
1951 |
| 4/26-27 | 1480-004 | Client File: Defiance Mill Co./Buffelen Manufacturing
Co. Gifford Pinchot National Forest Sale |
1950, 1952 |
| 4/28 | 1480-004 | Client File: Defiance Mill Co./Buffelen Manufacturing
Co. Green River Fire Sale |
1953-1954 |
| 4/29 | 1480-004 | Client File: Defiance Mill Co./Buffelen Manufacturing
Co. Jacks Pass Sale |
1950-1953 |
| 4/30 | 1480-004 | Client File: Defiance Mill Co./Buffelen Manufacturing
Co. Snoqualmie National Forest Sale |
1950 |
| 4/31 | 1480-004 | Client File: Defiance Mill Co./Buffelen Manufacturing
Co. notes for testimony as expert witness |
1952 |
| 4/32 | 1480-004 | Client File: Defiance Mill Co./Buffelen Manufacturing
Co. bills |
1950-1951 |
| 4/33 | 1480-004 | Client File: Defiance Mill Co./Buffelen Manufacturing
Co. miscellaneous |
undated |
| 4/34 | 1480-004 | Client File: Kelly, Katherine B. |
1957 |
| 4/35 | 1480-004 | Client File: Oregon Mesabi Tract Sale |
1951 |
| 4/36 | 1480-004 | Client File: Parsons, R. H. |
undated |
| 4/37 | 1480-004 | Client File: R. C. St. Clair and Associates, Vancouver
B.C. |
1956 |
| 4/38 | 1480-004 | Client File: St. Regis Paper Company memoranda and
general correspondence |
1952-1953 |
| 4/39 | 1480-004 | Client File: St. Regis Paper Company Klipson Beach Fire
Sale |
1952-1953 |
| 4/40 | 1480-004 | Client File: St. Regis Paper Company Middle Fork
Sale |
1951 |
| 4/41 | 1480-004 | Client File: Shoe, Carrol J. |
1958-1960 |
| 4/42 | 1480-004 | Client File: South Prairie Creek Fire Sale |
1952 |
| 4/43 | 1480-004 | Reports - U.S. Forest Service |
1946-1957 |
| 4/44 | 1480-004 | Reports - Miscellaneous |
1946, 1967 |
| 4/45 | 1480-004 | Land Exchanges |
1950 |
| 4/46 | 1480-004 | Natural Resources Forum of Washington |
1962 |
| 4/47 | 1480-004 | Plywood Potential of Southern Humbolt County |
1952 |
| 4/48 | 1480-004 | Pulp: W. Olympics - Mr. Mumaw |
1951-1952 |
| 4/49 | 1480-004 | Real Estate Course |
undated |
| 4/50 | 1480-004 | Snow Creek Plantation, Olympic N. F. |
1964 |
| 4/51 | 1480-004 | Stumpage |
1944-1952 |
| 5/1 | 1480-004 | Publications - U.S. Forest Service |
1936-1944 |
| 5/2 | 1480-004 | Publications - Miscellaneous |
1931-1955 |
| 5/3 | 1480-004 | Forest Service Alumnus newsletter |
1955 |
| 5/4 | 1480-004 | Forest Service 30 Year Club newsletter |
1955 |
| 5/5 | 1480-004 | N.W. Forest Service News newsletter |
1954-1955 |
| 5/6 | 1480-004 | Timber Lines newsletter |
1962 |
| 5/7 | 1480-004 | Notes - Slash Burning Washougal Operation |
1952 |
| 5/8 | 1480-004 | Notes - Timber Cruises (tracts identified) |
undated |
| 5/9 | 1480-004 | Notes - Miscellaneous |
undated |
| 5/10-6/1 | 1480-004 | Timber Sale Advertisements |
1950-1959 |
| 6/2 | 1480-004 | Maps |
undated |
| 6/3 | 1480-004 | School Certificates |
1904-1907 |
| 6/4 | 1480-004 | Clippings |
undated |
| 6/5 | 1480-004 | Miscellaneous |
undated |
| 6/6 | 1480-004 | Ephemera (U.S. Forest Service) |
undated |
| 6/7 | 1480-004 | Pacific Northwest Forest Industries, Forest Conservation
Committee |
1952 |
| 6/8 | 1480-004 | Society of American Foresters, Puget Sound
Chapter |
1918-1963 |
Accession No. 1480-005: Herbert L. Plumb papers, 1916-1917Return to Top
Scope and Content: Diaries microfilmed, 1916-1917.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Loaned by Herbert Lansing Plum, 11/24/1970.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Forests and forestry--Washington (State)
- National parks and reserves--Washington (State)
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Plumb, Herbert L., 1889- --Archives
Corporate Names
- Olympic National Forest
- United States. Forest Service--Officials and employees
Geographical Names
- Snoqualmie National Forest (Wash.)
Occupations
- Foresters--Washington (State)
- Forestry consultants--Washington (State)
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Buffelen Manufacturing Co., Tacoma. local (creator)
- Defiance Mill Co., Tacoma (creator)
- Pacific Northwest Forest Industries. Forest Conservation Committee (creator)
- Society of American Foresters. Puget Sound Section (creator)
